Updated Monday afternoon.....An Air Quality Alert has been issued for the Louisville area for Tuesday.

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This is a CODE ORANGE alert.....Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT... THE LOUISVILLE METRO AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT AND THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT HAVE ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY ALERT...IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT. A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR OZONE HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE LOUISVILLE METRO AREA. ORANGE: MEMBERS OF SENSITIVE GROUPS MAY EXPERIENCE HEALTH EFFECTS. THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS NOT LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED. SENSITIVE GROUPS INCLUDE THE ELDERLY...CHILDREN...PERSONS WITH ASTHMA OR OTHER BREATHING PROBLEMS...AND PERSONS WITH LUNG AND HEART DISEASE. PEOPLE IN THESE GROUPS ARE ADVISED TO LIMIT THEIR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TO REDUCE THEIR EXPOSURE TO OZONE AND PARTICULATE POLLUTION.

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Other areas of the U.S. outside of the forest fire areas with a forecast of high air pollution levels for Tuesday include.....New JerseyBaltimoreWashington, DCPensacola, FL